Courses - Pruning Fruit Trees & Espaliers

Pruning fruit trees & Espaliers 23rd Jan 2011

Learn How & Why this is the method used all over the world.

Summer pruning...... why do most orchards use this method now to reduce labour instead of the old winter pruning.

We will look at the many reasons to change to this practice in the home garden and orchard, with this hands on session.

We will look at how to prune all of the different fruit trees in our collection of over 1000 heritage varieties.

See how to make this a pleasant task, not a chore that has to be done. It will cover equipment - what to use and how to clean it

And we will discuss netting, what types to use for what purpose, different methods of erecting nets and where to get them at a decent price.